official Call of Duty: Black Ops

[Lamp0]

a new story trailer is out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F66lhvZm5RQ&hd=1

[Sethos]

Can't wait.

[Chasethebase Veteran]

Sounds like Stoke-on-Trent :p

Lol'd. Hard. :rofl:

Game looks ok now. May pick it up via Steam when it's released. Depends what the supermarkets do.

[Spookie]

Treyarch: "We are a PC developer"

"We are a PC developer. I've been running a dedicated PC team since the beginning of this project. We had one last project. We are making a true PC title here and it's a really important platform for our studio, and I'm also really thrilled that we can support the PC community as much as we can."

Awesome sauce.

[Hedon]

Moist just thinking about it.

[Lamp0]

some new gameplay stuff too, kind of poor quality for "hd" though

http://g4tv.com/videos/49177/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops---Jungle-Multiplayer-Map-Exclusive/?quality=hd

http://g4tv.com/videos/49142/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops---Kowloon-Single-Player-Exclusive/?quality=hd

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Will only buy if supermarkets do it for ?25.

Too much rambo/kills are the only thing that matters gameplay in COD for me.

[rajputwarrior]

Can't wait.

:rofl: i can't beleive you just said that about an activision game..

[Sethos]

:rofl: i can't beleive you just said that about an activision game..

Yes, you say that now every ****ing time I comment on Black Ops, don't you have something else to do?

[rajputwarrior]

Yes, you say that now every ****ing time I comment on Black Ops, don't you have something else to do?

poking the bear is fun okay?

[Ayepecks]

some new gameplay stuff too, kind of poor quality for "hd" though

http://g4tv.com/videos/49177/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops---Jungle-Multiplayer-Map-Exclusive/?quality=hd

http://g4tv.com/videos/49142/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops---Kowloon-Single-Player-Exclusive/?quality=hd

The single player video looked like utter crap, IMO... like a mish-mash of MW2 and W@W. Will almost certainly be skipping this one, but I'll wait for reviews and user comments.

[Huleboeren]

poking the bear is fun okay?

:laugh:

[WastedJoker]

Is this still using the same engine as MW2?

[Spookie]

Is this still using the same engine as MW2?

Still using the IDTech3 engine.

[WastedJoker]

I wish they'd switch to something like Frostbite - I really love that engine.

[McSwitch]

Flipping through this thread has to be one of the most rage inducing things I've read on the internet since browsing youtube video comments.

I can't believe how completely misguided people are on this installment.

First off, there is no nuke. There is no commando perk, that lunge was no farther than a typical lunge from Halo. Not to mention the fact that he's using the ballistic knife, which has an aiming arc to it, so it's not going to be as easy as the throwing knife in MW2. I cough up the hater anger over the sheep-guided "let's all hate the popular guy" bandwagon.

There are tactical insertions, but Treyarch has vigorously stated that they will allow users to use the ingame theater mode to report boosters or anyone jtagging their accounts, resulting in a ban.

Killstreaks only go up to 11 and you can't use a killstreak to get another killstreak, i.e. Killstreak chaining.

Most of the annoyance with MW2 was the common 5-11-25 nuke killstreak chain.

The RC car killstreak is low yes, but it's splash damage is no more dangerous than a standard cooked grenade. Not to mention it leaves the user completely defenseless while using it.

Wager matches look absolutely amazing and incredibly fun with the inclusion of the currency system, which allows for some of the best customization in an fps since Rainbow Six.

I'm sorry, but I can't stand people who criticize a game without doing their homework first.

There's more to the game than a youtube montage trailer.

tl:dr People love hating games they're bad at.

[Ayepecks]

I wish they'd switch to something like Frostbite - I really love that engine.

Frostbite is DICE's engine, and DICE is owned by EA. So, pardon the pun, but I'm pretty sure that's no dice.

I think Frostbite looks like crap.

[Sethos]

I agree, especially the 'tweaking' of the killstreaks will do wonders for the game and bring down the crazy pace when someone is on a roll.

Treyarch did a nice job with the playlist in World at War, proper separation between Hardcore and Softcore, hope they do that again and add stuff like Barebone to Hardcore - I'd love 'em for it (Y)

Frostbite is DICE's engine, and DICE is owned by EA. So, pardon the pun, but I'm pretty sure that's no dice.

I think Frostbite looks like crap.

Indeed and what's an even bigger problem is; it plays like crap. Doesn't have Call of Duty's "sharp" feeling nor will it ever.

[briangw]

The single player video looked like utter crap, IMO... like a mish-mash of MW2 and W@W. Will almost certainly be skipping this one, but I'll wait for reviews and user comments.

I am definitely not looking forward to this and like you, I will wait for reviews and comments. I hated SP in MW and MW2 because of all of the crap spawning BEHIND you after you cleared out an area

[rajputwarrior]

Indeed and what's an even bigger problem is; it plays like crap. Doesn't have Call of Duty's "sharp" feeling nor will it ever.

not to mention the crapload of flaws that engine has

[Spookie]

Indeed and what's an even bigger problem is; it plays like crap. Doesn't have Call of Duty's "sharp" feeling nor will it ever.

Yes. Totally. Yes.

It's fine for large battles involving tanks and choppers but for precise and responsive infantry combat it's a tad ######.

[Lamp0]

I agree, especially the 'tweaking' of the killstreaks will do wonders for the game and bring down the crazy pace when someone is on a roll.

Treyarch did a nice job with the playlist in World at War, proper separation between Hardcore and Softcore, hope they do that again and add stuff like Barebone to Hardcore - I'd love 'em for it (Y)

I believe also they'll have "true" barebones, which I think means no perks or killstreaks. Which will be great!

[mattmatik]

I believe also they'll have "true" barebones, which I think means no perks or killstreaks. Which will be great!

If this is true, I'll get Black Ops. They need to do something for those that don't have the hours and hours to spend leveling up their soldier. That's one thing I loved about BC2, you could just get into a game and have a somewhat decent game even if you weren't powering up the ranks. Just a shame DICE did crap all for fixing bugs - BC2, one of my most letdown games ever.

[McSwitch]

If this is true, I'll get Black Ops. They need to do something for those that don't have the hours and hours to spend leveling up their soldier. That's one thing I loved about BC2, you could just get into a game and have a somewhat decent game even if you weren't powering up the ranks. Just a shame DICE did crap all for fixing bugs - BC2, one of my most letdown games ever.

From what I hear, they're adding barebones, since it was a pretty big hit in MW2. (God knows how much I loved the gametype, going 74 and 17 on Karachi)

The currency system might help you a bit with the grinding in time. From what I understand, which I might be wrong, but I think you have to level your character to level x to gain access to a cache of weaponry in tier y.

As in, reach level 30 and you gain access to purchasing weaponry around that level, instead of getting one single weapon every so often.

[Ayepecks]

I am definitely not looking forward to this and like you, I will wait for reviews and comments. I hated SP in MW and MW2 because of all of the crap spawning BEHIND you after you cleared out an area

I thought the singleplayer in MW2 was decent, but the original was pretty good. But I'm not buying another "decent" game with a nonconstant stream of cash.